John Abraham: I felt great working in film ‘Welcome Back’

Bollywood actor John Abraham, who has worked with the likes of Nana Patekar, Paresh Rawal and Naseeruddin Shah in “Welcome Back”, says that working with such veterans was great learning experience for him.

Mumbai:Actor John Abraham during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actor John Abraham during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actors Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor with filmmaker Anees Bazmee during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actors Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor with filmmaker Anees Bazmee during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actors John Abraham, Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor with filmmaker Anees during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actors John Abraham, Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor with filmmaker Anees during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actor John Abraham and singer Mika Singh during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actor John Abraham and singer Mika Singh during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actor Anil Kapoor and actor Nana Patekar during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actor Anil Kapoor and actor Nana Patekar during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actor Anil Kapoor and actor Nana Patekar during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actor Anil Kapoor and actor Nana Patekar during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actor Anil Kapoor and actor Nana Patekar during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actor Anil Kapoor and actor Nana Patekar during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actor Anil Kapoor during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actor Anil Kapoor during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actor Anil Kapoor during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actor Anil Kapoor during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actors Nana Patekar, John Abraham and Anil Kapoor during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actors Nana Patekar, John Abraham and Anil Kapoor during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actors Nana Patekar, Anil Kapoor during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actors Nana Patekar, Anil Kapoor during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actors John Abraham and Nana Patekar during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actors John Abraham and Nana Patekar during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actors Anil Kapoor and John Abraham during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actors Anil Kapoor and John Abraham during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actor Anil Kapoor during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actor Anil Kapoor during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actors Nana Patekar during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

Mumbai:Actors Nana Patekar during the launch of title track song of film Welcome Back in Mumbai on Aug 8, 2015. (Photo: IANS)

John and his other co-stars including Anil Kapoor and Nana were present at the film’s press meet in Mumbai where he stated that he never felt any pressure during the shoot of the film.

“I felt great working in ‘Welcome Back’. I never felt any nervousness or pressure shooting for the film, as I’m happy that the film is a sequel, and working with talented and experienced actors like Nana, Paresh, Anil and Naseeruddin among others was very great learning experience,” said John.

Directed by Anees Bazmee, the film also stars Shruti Hassan, Dimple Kapadia and Ankita Srivastav and will release on September 4.